Meaning 
The name Gary has the following meaning: One who rules with the spear. It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
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Variants 
The name Gary is a variant of Gerald. Other popular variants of the name Gerald are: Garald (German), Garold, Gary, Gearalt, Geralde, Geraldo, Geralt, Gerard, Geraud, Gere, Gerek, Gerik, Gerold, Gerolld, Gerollt, Gerolt, Gerrald, Gerrard, Gerred, Gerrell, Gerri, Gerrild, Gerrrold, Gerry, Geryld, Giraldo, Giraud, Girauld, Girault, Jerald (English), Jerold (English), Jerri, Jerrold (English), Jerry
Style 
We think the name Gary should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gary to be: A strong and quiet personIn one word, you might describe Gary as a(n) " strong" person. See other "strong" names for boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Gary is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 313 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2006, the name Gary fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 12 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 350 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gary in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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